Area Sales Manager

Verto People; Guildford; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering manufacturer seeks an Area Sales Manager to manage and grow key accounts in the compressed air sector. This fully remote role focuses on business development and requires technical sales experience along with the ability to foster relationships with OEM and end-user customers across Hampshire, Surrey, and Sussex. The position offers a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and comprehensive training.

Benefits

High bonus scheme

Company shares

Company car

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Phone, laptop and additional benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in account management and business development in engineering.
• Technical background including compressors, pneumatics, or similar.
• Full clean driving license and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Managing key accounts and developing new business for compressed air products.
• Maintaining sales through demonstrations, exhibitions, and negotiations.
• Collaborating with the service department for after-sales support.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relationship management

Technical knowledge in engineering

Education

Technical engineering qualification

HNC, HND or Degree

Job description

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager required to join a global leading engineering manufacturer

The successful Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager will work fully remote, responsible for new business development and key account management covering Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex areas selling compressed air equipment such as compressors, nitrogen generators, blowers and dryers and associated equipment via OEM and end user customers.

The Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager will ideally have experience selling, servicing or managing accounts within compressed air or sold transferable products such as pumps, valves, plant equipment, pneumatics, medical gas, hydraulics, rotating equipment, MRO, machinery, power tools, industrial systems or similar. Full product training provided.

Package

• 40,000- 50,000 depending on experience
• High bonus scheme
• Company shares
• Company car
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• phone, laptop plus additional benefits

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager Role

• Managing a number of key accounts for compressed air equipment such as compressors, nitrogen generators, blowers and dryers and associated equipment via OEM and end user customers.
• Manage and grow existing relationships as well as business development selling compressed air products and solutions.
• Maintaining new compressor sales with demonstration, exhibition, and negotiation to achieve targets.
• Working closely with the compressed air Service Department to ensure an excellent standard of after-sales service is provided.
• Liaise with various engineering departments.
• Fully remote covering Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and surrounding areas.

Area Sales Manager / Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager Requirements

• Experience as a Key Account Manager, Account Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Business Development Manager, Technical Sales Engineer, Sales Representative or similar within engineering.
• Compressor Service Engineers looking to come off the tools and progress into a sales role would also be of interest.
• A technical engineering qualification, Apprentice trained, HNC, HND or Degree would be advantageous.
• Sales experience selling in to end user channels.
• Experience selling, servicing, or managing accounts within compressed air or sold transferable products such as pumps, valves, plant equipment, pneumatics, medical gas, hydraulics, rotating equipment, MRO, machinery, power tools, industrial systems or similar. Full product training provided.
• Knowledge of the compressed air market such as compressors, vacuum systems, filtration, blowers & dryers, downstream equipment, refrigeration, nitrogen generators or similar compressed air related products / services is advantageous.
• Full clean driving license. Willingness to travel across Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex areas.